Avondale Racecourse is a horse racing venue in Avondale, Auckland, New Zealand. First established in 1888, the racecourse has been used as a military training facility and as a temporary hospital. Cur
West Auckland is one of the major geographical areas of Auckland, the largest city in New Zealand. Much of the area is dominated by the Waitākere Ranges, the eastern slopes of the Miocene era Waitāker
Metropolitan West Auckland captured by a Planet Labs satellite in 2016
The Whau River has often been used as a border between western and central Auckland
The Waitākere rock koromiko, Veronica bishopiana, is endemic to the Waitākere Ranges
Many early settlements in West Auckland were along the west coast beaches (pictured: Karekare)